Riverbush’s new single, “Jack Driver,” is a sleazy, hard rock anthem that combines heavy riffs, driving beats, and a surprising infatuation with technology.
“Jack Driver” wastes no time in seizing the listener by the throat in the first few seconds. The guitars snarl with urgency, the drums hammer like a pulse spinning out of control, and Riverbush’s delivery burns with conviction. It’s the sort of song that sounds made for the open road, the type that makes you want to push the accelerator a little more complicated. But within its roughshod exterior is something quietly groundbreaking. Riverbush is unapologetically in the business of using AI as a creative tool in the creative process.
This is not a quest to replace artistry, but to extend it. You can hear in “Jack Driver” how the technical daring sharpens the edges of the track, as if the song were being assembled with a welding torch. It’s still very recognizably human, sweaty, angry, alive, but it’s also a chance to see what happens when rock’s primal power meets music’s technological advances.
Riverbush isn’t treating AI as a novelty item here, it’s being used as a part of storytelling. The song sounds somehow part of the future and outside of time altogether, further evidence that rock has always succeeded by refusing to stay put. “Jack Driver” lands with the same rebellious spirit that characterized hard rock’s golden age, but forward-sounding production ensures that it doesn’t get lost in memories.